On the other side, Yuan Shu agreed to Cao Cao's request through discussion. The situation he faced was much simpler. If Yuan Shu wanted to develop, he would have to fight Tao Qian, Cao Cao, or Zhang Chen sooner or later. Sun Jian was a bone he couldn't chew, so it happened that

Given such a good opportunity to capture Xuzhou, he was willing to do so, and this time he was determined to go out in person.

Cao Cao, who was in Chenliu, got the response of the two Yuans. Everything was according to the plan of him and Guo Jia. Cao Cao, who had already prepared for it, asked General Cao Ren to guard Xuchang and Yu Jin to guard Chenliu. He personally led the main army to return to his ancestors.

Taking advantage of the land, they launched a mighty massacre towards Peixian County in Xuzhou.

In mid-June, the vanguard sent by Yuan Shao's army was Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan. This was also an opportunity that Yuan Tan had sought with great difficulty to wash away his shame, because he had to cross the Yellow River to attack Kong Rong in Beihai.

Yu Sheng'an, who was more skilled in water warfare, also accompanied him. This time Yuan Tan led his 50,000 troops to attack, seemingly determined to win. Yan Liang and Wen Chou had already garrisoned near Yecheng and began to prepare for the war against Zhang Chen.

Linji Port located in Beihai is the only place to land in Qingzhou and go directly to Beihai City. Kong Rong's military power could not compete with Yuan Shaojun, so he could only let General Tai Shici lead 5,000 troops to garrison Linji Port. In addition, the original

The port garrison consisted of 3,000 troops, using the dangerous terrain to intercept the army from the north. On the one hand, Kong Rong asked Xuzhou's ally Tao Qian for help, but Tao Qian faced even greater pressure than Kong Rong.

In Xiapi City, it seems that the haze of the war has not enveloped this place so quickly. The crowds inside and outside the city are still bustling with people, and the market is bustling with shouts. This is what Tao Qian has managed without participating in the war for many years.

As a result, even during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people of Xuzhou unanimously supported Tao Qian against the rebels.

At this time, the people continued to live their own peaceful lives, but in the prefect's mansion, Tao Qian, who had just received the tip-off, was frowning. His advisers and generals gathered together to discuss how to resist the menacing enemy.

, A while ago, Tao Qian originally hoped to reconcile the war with Cao Cao, and specially sent his subordinate Zhang Kai to Xiaopei to take care of Cao Cao's family. Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai, a former bandit, did not change his thief nature, and he actually killed Cao Cao when he saw the money.

Cao Cao's family, young and old, took their wealth and fled into the mountains of Xuzhou with their henchmen. This made Cao Cao very angry and put all the blame on Tao Qian's head, which accelerated the army's march.

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In front of Cao Jun, Tao Qian had to ask his general Zang Ba to lead Xuzhou's elite Taishan soldiers to station in Xiaopei to resist Cao Jun. The war was about to begin soon. The current tense situation meant that Tao Qian had no manpower to capture Zhang Kai.

"Everyone, if it really doesn't work, it's worth it for me to risk my life for the millions of people in Xuzhou. I might as well tie myself before Cao Jun!" Seeing that his subordinates didn't have any good ideas, Tao Qian simply gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

determination, he is

Xuzhou has worked hard for decades and managed to manage Xuzhou properly. However, a sudden disaster occurred in Xuzhou, which can be said to be a disaster. If I can really save the lives of countless people and soldiers at the cost of my own life, it will be worth it.

Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family in Xiapi City, stood up hurriedly when he heard this and said earnestly, "Mr. Tao! This is absolutely impossible! The fault is not on Mr. Tao in the first place. If Mr. Tao did this, we can only let him go."
Chapter completed!